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Jude 1:6-23

6AndG5037 the angelsG32 whoG3588 did not stay withinG3361G5083 theirG1438 own domainG746 butG235 abandonedG620 theirG3588 proper dwellingG3613—these He has keptG5083 in eternalG126 chainsG1199 underG5259 darknessG2217, bound forG1519 judgmentG2920 on that greatG3173 dayG2250. 7In likeG3664 mannerG5158G3778, SodomG4670 andG2532 GomorrahG1116 andG2532 theG3588 citiesG4172 aroundG4012 themG846, who indulged in sexual immoralityG1608 andG2532 pursuedG565G3694 strangeG2087 fleshG4561, are on displayG4295 as an exampleG1164 of those who sustainG5254 the punishmentG1349 of eternalG166 fireG4442.

8YetG3305 in the same wayG3668G2532 theseG3778 dreamersG1797 defileG3392 their bodiesG4561, rejectG114 authorityG2963, andG1161 slanderG987 gloriousG1391 beings. 9ButG1161 even theG3588 archangelG743 MichaelG3413, whenG3753 he disputedG1256G1252 with theG3588 devilG1228 overG4012 theG3588 bodyG4983 of MosesG3475, did not presumeG3756G5111 to bringG2018 a slanderousG988 charge against himG2920, butG235 saidG2036, “The LordG2962 rebukeG2008 youG4771!”1 10TheseG3778 men, howeverG1161, slanderG987 whatG3745 they do not understandG3756G1492, andG1161 likeG5613 irrationalG249 animalsG2226, they will be destroyedG5351 byG1722 the thingsG3778 they do instinctivelyG1987G5447. 11WoeG3759 to themG846! They have traveledG4198 theG3588 pathG3598 of CainG2535; they have rushedG1632 for profitG3408 into theG3588 errorG4106 of BalaamG903; they have perishedG622 inG3588 Korah’sG2879 rebellionG485.

12TheseG3778 men areG1510 hidden reefsG46942 inG1722 yourG4771 love feastsG26, shamelesslyG870 feastingG4910 with you but shepherdingG4165 only themselvesG1438. They are cloudsG3507 without waterG504, carried alongG3911 byG5259 the windG417; fruitlessG175 treesG1186 in autumnG5352, twiceG1364 deadG599 after being uprootedG1610. 13They are wildG66 wavesG2949 of the seaG2281, foaming upG1890 theirG1438 own shameG152; wanderingG4107 starsG792, for whomG3739 blackestG2217 darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083 foreverG1519G165.

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EnochG1802, the seventhG1442 fromG575 AdamG76, alsoG2532 prophesiedG4395 about themG3778:

“BeholdG2400, the LordG2962 is comingG2064withG1722 myriadsG3461 of HisG846 holyG40 ones15to executeG4160 judgmentG2920 onG2596 everyoneG3956,andG2532 to convictG1651 allG3956 theG3588 ungodlyG765ofG4012 everyG3956 ungodlyG764 actG2041 of wickednessG763andG2532 everyG3956 harshG4642 word spokenG2980 againstG2596 HimG846 by ungodlyG765 sinnersG268.”3

16TheseG3778 men areG1510 discontentedG3202 grumblersG1113, followingG4198 afterG2596 their ownG846 lustsG1939; theirG846 mouthsG4750 spewG2980 arroganceG5246; they flatterG2296 othersG4383 for their ownG5484 advantageG5622.

17ButG1161 youG4771, belovedG27, rememberG3403 whatG3588 was foretoldG4487G3588G4302 byG5259 theG3588 apostlesG652 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 18whenG3754 they saidG2036 to youG4771, “InG1909 the lastG2078 timesG5550 there will beG1510 scoffersG1703 who will followG4198 afterG2596 their ownG1438 ungodlyG3588G763 desiresG1939.”4 19TheseG3778 areG1510 theG3588 ones who cause divisionsG592, who are worldlyG5591 and devoid ofG3361G2192 the SpiritG4151.

20ButG1161 youG4771, belovedG27, by buildingG2026 yourselves upG1438 inG3588 yourG4771 most holyG40 faithG4102 and prayingG4336 inG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 21keepG5083 yourselvesG1438 inG1722 the loveG26 of GodG2316 as you awaitG4327 theG3588 mercyG1656 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to bringG1519 you eternalG166 lifeG2222.

22AndG2532 indeedG3303, have mercy onG1653 those whoG3739 doubtG1252; 23saveG4982 othersG3739 by snatchingG726 them fromG1537 the fireG4442; andG1161 to still othersG3739 show mercyG1653 tempered withG1722 fearG5401, hatingG3404 evenG2532 theG3588 clothingG5509 stainedG4695 byG575 theG3588 fleshG4561.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jude 1:9 This account is attributed by Origen to the Testament of Moses, also called the Assumption of Moses. ↩
  2. 2. Jude 1:12 Or are blemishes ↩
  3. 3. Jude 1:15 See the First Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 1:9). ↩
  4. 4. Jude 1:18 See 2 Peter 3:3. ↩

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